Ron Moody
Author
Language
English
Description
Actor Ron Moody has enthralled generations with his masterly performance as Fagin in both the stage and film versions of Oliver! - one of the great classics of British theatre and cinema. Now, in this highly original, idiosyncratic and often very funny memoir, he looks back on those early days, describing in fascinating detail the twists and turns of his career, the people he met and worked with, and the many, varied roles that led up to Oliver! With...
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
When a former aristocrat who is now a Russian clerk under the new Soviet regime learns that his dying mother-in-law sewed a fortune of family jewels into one of twelve dining room chairs, he sets off across Russia to find it--with an opportunist, a priest and his former servant all in pursuit.
4) Othello
Series
Plays volume 6
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Unfounded jealousy in love results in the untimely murder and suicide of two star-crossed lovers. Unfamiliar English accents are absent from this series. Shakespeare's own language is preserved ; clarity of both language and story is achieved.
5) Oliver!
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
A young orphan, Oliver is left to fend for himself until he is befriended by a band of young thieves who quickly train him in their craft. But Oliver is not content to be a thief for he knows that life holds great joys and true happiness cannot be stolen, but must be earned.
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
On her deathbed, a countess confesses that she has hidden a fortune in family jewels in the upholstery of one of her twelve chairs that were lost during the Revolution. When she dies, her son-in-law sets off across Russia to recover the jewels, with an opportunist, a priest, and his former servant in pursuit.
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Tom Trimble is a concept design engineer who has just created Hermes, a human-like robot who will pilot Stardust One, a new U.S. spacecraft designed to travel farther and faster than anything yet conceived. When the ship is about to launch, Trimble quickly boards the craft to reassure the robot when lightning strikes, igniting the rockets and blasting Stardust One into space at a relativistic speed.
15) The Edwardians
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The Edwardian period, beginning with Edward VII's ascent to the throne in 1901 and ending with World War I, was an era of rapid industrialization, pioneering artistic and literary achievements, and great social and political upheaval. It is filled with captivating characters who left their mark upon British society and the world at large. This 8-part BBC series profiles the movers and the shakers who exemplify the era's progressive spirit as well...
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